Definition of scaly

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Scaly (a.) Resembling scales, laminae, or layers..

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Scaly-winged :: Scaly-winged (a.) Scale-winged.
Leprosity :: Leprosity (n.) The state or quality of being leprous or scaly; also, a scale..
Mushroom :: Mushroom (n.) An edible fungus (Agaricus campestris), having a white stalk which bears a convex or oven flattish expanded portion called the pileus. This is whitish and silky or somewhat scaly above, and bears on the under side radiating gills which are at first flesh-colored, but gradually become brown. The plant grows in rich pastures and is proverbial for rapidity of growth and shortness of duration. It has a pleasant smell, and is largely used as food. It is also cultivated from spawn..
Muskrat :: Muskrat (n.) A North American aquatic fur-bearing rodent (Fiber zibethicus). It resembles a rat in color and having a long scaly tail, but the tail is compressed, the bind feet are webbed, and the ears are concealed in the fur. It has scent glands which secrete a substance having a strong odor of musk. Called also musquash, musk beaver, and ondatra..
Scabrous :: Scabrous (a.) Rough to the touch, like a file; having small raised dots, scales, or points; scabby; scurfy; scaly..
Scaly :: Scaly (a.) Composed of scales lying over each other; as, a scaly bulb; covered with scales; as, a scaly stem..
Ichthyosis :: Ichthyosis (n.) A disease in which the skin is thick, rough, and scaly; -- called also fishskin..
Manis :: Manis (n.) A genus of edentates, covered with large, hard, triangular scales, with sharp edges that overlap each other like tiles on a roof. They inhabit the warmest parts of Asia and Africa, and feed on ants. Called also Scaly anteater. See Pangolin..
Scaly :: Scaly (a.) Mean; low; as, a scaly fellow..
Squamosal :: Squamoid (a.) Resembling a scale; also, covered with scales; scaly..
Scaliness :: Scaliness (n.) The state of being scaly; roughness.
Shard-borne :: Shard-borne (a.) Borne on shards or scaly wing cases.
Scale-winged :: Scale-winged (a.) Having the wings covered with small scalelike structures, as the Lepidoptera; scaly-winged..
Melene :: Melene (n.) An unsaturated hydrocarbon, C30H60, of the ethylene series, obtained from beeswax as a white, scaly, crystalline wax; -- called also melissene, and melissylene..
Podotheca :: Podotheca (n.) The scaly covering of the foot of a bird or reptile.
Serpigo :: Serpigo (n.) A dry, scaly eruption on the skin; especially, a ringworm..
Ross :: Ross (v. t.) To divest of the ross, or rough, scaly surface; as, to ross bark..
Xyris :: Xyris (n.) A genus of endogenous herbs with grassy leaves and small yellow flowers in short, scaly-bracted spikes; yellow-eyed grass. There are about seventeen species in the Atlantic United States..
Oxamethane :: Oxamethane (n.) Ethyl oxamate, obtained as a white scaly crystalline powder..
Scaly :: Scaly (a.) Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish..
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